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An ESOP is a retirement plan—but also a way of living and running a company. For insights on both technical and cultural aspects of these plans—which provide benefits to employee owners, the company, the community, and exiting owners—and links to additional resources, see our web page titled What is an ESOP?
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Events and Meetings
8:00 pm EDT May 14, 2025
National Conference 2025 - Chairs Reception
8:00 am EDT Jun 10, 2025
Pennsylvania/Delaware Chapter - 2025 Advocacy Day
Chapter: Pennsylvania & Delaware
PA/DE Chapter 2025 Advocacy Day3:00 pm MDT Jun 22 - 24, 2025
CFO Summit 2025
7:00 am CDT Jun 25, 2025
Illinois Chapter 2025 Golf Outing & Roundtables
Chapter: Illinois
2025 Illinois Chapter Golf Outing10:00 am EDT Jul 15, 2025
Pennsylvania/Delaware Chapter 2025 - Let's Talk ESOPs
Chapter: Pennsylvania & Delaware
PA/DE Chapter - Let's Talk ESOPs12:30 pm EDT Jul 20 - Dec 04, 2025
Leading in an Ownership Setting 2025
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Leadership effectiveness is the critical factor in the success of an ESOP company, and this is the only program that formally addresses the relationship between ESOP companies and the effectiveness of their leaders. It examines how leadership that develops and fosters employee engagement and participation impacts the company’s bottom line. This program is focused on enhancing each participant's leadership effectiveness, and on building a network of ESOP CEOs and CFOs who can share resources and best practices to enhance the success of ESOPs across the country. This program is for current CEOs or Presidents and CFOs of ESOP companies or for their designate successors.11:00 am EDT Sep 09 - 11, 2025
Multistate Regional Chapter Conference 2025
Chapter: Pennsylvania & Delaware, New York & New Jersey
This collaborative regional chapter event is hosted by the Pennsylvania/Delaware and New York/New Jersey Chapters of The ESOP Association. We are creating an exciting agenda that will allow you to walk away a bit more enlightened and have a significant amount of information to share with your fellow ESOP members.2:00 pm CDT Sep 16 - 18, 2025
2025 Midwest Regional Chapter Conference
Chapter: Illinois, Heart of America, Iowa & Nebraska, Minnesota & Dakotas, Wisconsin
This collaborative regional chapter event is hosted by the Heart of America, Illinois, Iowa/Nebraska, Minnesota/Dakotas, and Wisconsin Chapters of The ESOP Association. We are creating an exciting agenda that will allow you to walk away a bit more enlightened and have a significant amount of information to share with your fellow ESOP members.Pagination
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